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Which line do you use the most
Braid 16 (84.2%)
Monofilament 3 (15.8%)
Total Votes: 19
Braid vs Mono; Simply Popularity Poll
Topic Started: Apr 13 2013, 05:45 PM (1,085 Views)
Spence
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After recent heckling discussions, decided to put it to light which is more popular by users.

Simply, what do you use most of the time?

Feel free to justify your answers, but look out. :P
-Spence



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Fish
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I used to use alot of mono but now have all but two rods with braid - the kids rods still have mono....
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ReelFish
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braid all the way
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rob dulson
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Braid , fluro leader,Mono when in timber/rocky /snaggy situation , However when sitting on the fence I find the one that stir's the most S**t work's for me
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Goodie
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Getting into braid. They all have their advantages eg. like Rob said snaggy situations braids gonna cost ya heaps.

But yeah braid with fluro leader
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Fish
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Pefer mono leader.
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James cohen
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mostly do beach fishing. ive always used mono line and mono leader. have considered getting some braid for a try on my lighter rods.
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Ruez
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Braid for sure, mono leader though. better casting and feel, for both boat and beach
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spray
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Ok for me this is what I use

Light flick (bream/trout)- braid/ fluro leader in open water (snag free), swap to all fluro in snags and close casting areas
I find the fluro a good compromise to braid in casting vs abrasion (have improved my trout fishing alot since swapping to fluro)
Have found that very small poppers have better action if using mono, mono floats giving a better action
Beach - mono on both my heavy beach setups
Heavy flick - Braid/ fluro leader
Trolling - Mono
Deep drop - Braid/ fluro leader
General flick - Mono
Baitcaster - Mono (braid eats thumbs)
Edited by spray, Apr 14 2013, 08:43 PM.
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Hixy
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As an old salt said to me a few years ago when I was acting all pussy about using braid. It's the braid age mate, get with it!

Wind Knots? No such thing, they are 'wind' knots, pronounced "why-nd'. Learn to seat the line after casting you'll never get 'em.
Cut off on reef? Free Spool, ever tried cutting loose braid?
Not enough stretch? Use a mono shock leader for abrasion shock asorbsion.

You can cast so much further, you can feel all the bites, you have extra spool capacity and strength to diameter ratio 2nd to none.

No one uses "gut lines" anymore as they are superseded, so is mono pretty much.

The only thing I would use mono for is slide baiting and trolling, even then if it's just a casual troll of only 2 rods braid is still cool. I'm sure game fishos still very much use mono.

Careful, cheap braid is sh1te and will make you want mono. You do get what you pay for and the good stuff is thinner, smoother, quieter.

I love braid!

I've posted this line testers sight before, check it out if you haven't already
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K1W1
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You need mono for straylining pinkies in shallow water as well, for the stretch in absorbing the headshakes and the ability to stay in direct contact with your bait. Braided lines tend to float around too much.
They say "the early bird gets the worm"... Not a problem, worms all yours birdy. I'll get up around noon and fish a dry fly - Hank Patterson
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rob dulson
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Just an observation from Sunday's fishing ,as it was so calm and clear when I lost my mono leader ,10x 20lb I switched to fluro 20 lb ,now I had 1/4 oz jig head,s on both outfit's with a 4in white/glo sp on both ,all four snapper fell to the rod with braid /fluro /,even switched rod's over port/starboard in case the one side was on the fish .this made no difference ,they all hit braid/fluro .so coincidence ? just your thought's .
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I pretty much only use braid + Fluro for everything.
I do tend to use softer fluro leaders, mainly for better knot holding.
Mainly double uni to join but have been trying the albright for heavier stuff lately.
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Goodie
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i use the albright goes alright as far as i can tell
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Hixy
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Had trouble in the past with ultra thin Daiwa type braids cutting the heavier fluoro leaders at the albright knot. I think it was case of too bigger size difference though.
For shore spinning I use braid bimini to cats paw - small strong swivel - long 1m fluoro leader - solid ring - lure split ring. I got this idea from Local spinning legend Eric Britto.
Can change lures easily and still feel confident that they are secure. Not sureif this is too good for softies on a boat though.
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Numbskull
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This is the knot Ive found to be excellent but slow to tie. I thought it was a yucatan knot but he says what its called in the clip.

Try it and youll be suprised!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R3_znSAPz8
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"Okay, just wanted to throw this out there...which is more popular nowadays, Justin Beiber or Elvis Presley?"

Gee...wonder who'd win that little competition in this day and age. So does that mean Beiber is better than Elvis?

Hey, I got a question we can all vote on too!
"Okay, just wanted to throw this out there...what would you use as your trace or leader material if you could only choose one, braid or mono? And explain why..."

or how about this one?

"Okay, just wanted to throw this out there...what mainline do they use predominantly in Professional Bass competition fishing in the US (for fishing lures and plastics) and in Professional Match/course fishing in the UK (for fishing baits and berley)? And do you think you know more about catching fish than them?"

I'd be more interested in those questions myself...maybe the admins could answer first?


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Wookiee
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May 18 2013, 01:28 AM
This is the knot Ive found to be excellent but slow to tie. I thought it was a yucatan knot but he says what its called in the clip.

Try it and youll be suprised!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R3_znSAPz8
Just gave that a try as i like the GT knot a lot. But that involves a bimini as well which on the boat can be a pain in the arse.

This one is damn easy, quick, single strand and firm as hell. i like it.
just used 20lb to 30lb fluorocarbon and couldnt bust it off. Ill see how it works in the morning under fishy pressure i hope.
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Fish
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Hixy
May 18 2013, 12:51 AM
Had trouble in the past with ultra thin Daiwa type braids cutting the heavier fluoro leaders at the albright knot. I think it was case of too bigger size difference though.
For shore spinning I use braid bimini to cats paw - small strong swivel - long 1m fluoro leader - solid ring - lure split ring. I got this idea from Local spinning legend Eric Britto.
Can change lures easily and still feel confident that they are secure. Not sureif this is too good for softies on a boat though.
Hixy,

try doubling the braid over when connecting to heavier leader. When i started to do that i have not had an issue. The issue with braid is rovex. Dan highlighted some and i feel its just not worth the trouble with the likes of fins and power pro on the market.
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rob dulson
Rob dulson ,the anchor man .
A,Fireline braid B,Nitlon fluro ,Mic FOUL !!!! JUSTIN BIEBER ,come back from pommi land it clearly affecting your judgment ,no I know what your saying ,there is NO wrong or wright way ,the main thing is to remember it's your way so what might work for me does not mean it will work for everyone ,some brand's of braid/mono/fluro ,are the most popular therefore are used more and so on ,so Mic back to my tuti fruti boilies slaying the pink's on them .
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Friday night and this morning were the first time ive had problems with the shinobi braid. Lost 2 jig heads and a popper due to braid parting on casts. Cant work out why the jig heads came away but the popper could have been due to wind knots. this morning i was using a new rod and im unsure how much i can load it up yet so im a bit tentative and loopy on the cast.
Was frustrating as hell though.
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Yeh good on ya Rob! My point was just coz Beiber/braid is more popular nowadays it doesn't mean he's better than Elvis/mono...just he's more popular nowadays, that's all it means.
A lot of you's would know what this whole post is about and understand why I had a crack. ;)

I think it's a genuine argument though, my question on 'why do you think the American Bass pro's and English Professional Coarse anglers use mono/fluoro and not braid, and do you think you know more than them?'
Professional anglers that rely on their winnings to pay the bills, choosing mono/fluoro over braid.
Those with an open mind might want to ponder that...
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No comparison....Beiber is a prepubescent lolly pop singer who can't really sing in tune at all, where as the King was a great musician and singer. His voice rockin' in the 50s, velvet on all those gospel tracks in the 60s and soaring in his Vegas years!

Popularity fact, Elvis has sold the most solo albums worldwide to this day, Beatles most group albums.

Elvis = Mono - Beiber = Braid?? ... com'n champ, you been drinking way too much tea.

in Rocko terms try...

FJ Holden = Mono - HSV Gen-F GTS = Braid

Sometimes Retro is noice for a change, wanna borrow my Jarvis Walker Solid Glass Mundoo 8 rod?
Haha!

;)
Edited by Hixy, May 22 2013, 12:03 AM.
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K1W1
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May 21 2013, 11:55 PM
No comparison....Beiber is a prepubescent lolly pop singer who can't really sing in tune at all, where as the King was a great musician and singer. His voice rockin' in the 50s, velvet on all those gospel tracks in the 60s and soaring in his Vegas years!

Popularity fact, Elvis has sold the most solo albums worldwide to this day, Beatles most group albums.

Elvis = Mono - Beiber = Braid?? ... com'n champ, you been drinking way too much tea.


I think you have inadvertantly illustrated mics point beautifully Hixy, runs on the board over a long period of time as opposed to what is popular at this point in time.

As for me i use both lines depending on the purpose, targetted fish and the stiffness of the rod the reel is sitting on. Heck I even have a reel with 80lb dacron because the properties of that line are perfect for the intended purpose.
Edited by K1W1, May 22 2013, 08:41 AM.
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Hixy
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Look it's awesome to discuss, each to his own I say. I was initially surprised that Mick, a very accomplished plastics fisherman was achieving results with mono on plastics. I thought you couldn't even feel those tiny hits without braid, at least I can't. I certainly wouldn't expect to feel them with tiny bream plastics, in fact I am getting fussy about some rods not really deecting some hits, but that's another story. There is no denying Mick's results, hats of to you Mick!
Personally I love braid, especially when I was watching a couple of blokes tonight casting poppers about 30m with composite 10' rods on mono and I am casting near 100m with a 7' graphite on 15lb braid.
....Mono for slide baiting and trolling for me.
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